Reading the forums makes me realize I am a lucky girl!

So I know some people hate the forums and there are days I just shake my head do to the negativity but it has made me realize a thing or two.

Though they have faults all in all I have great coworkers, they have never made me feel crappy about my weight loss, they don't make fun of me for my choices. They sometimes offer me treats that they are sharing but if I say "no thank you" they move on to the next person, there is no " oh come on just one won't hurt" or anything like that. They compliment me, they ask how I am doing, the say how great I look, they tell me I am a rock star around here. They cheer me on! They also never made me feel like crap before I started losing weight, they never made rude comments about my weight or the food I ate, they accepted me for who I was and now that I am losing they still do. :happy:

I have a lot of good people in my life friends and acquaintances alike. I work in a school so my path crosses with many children and their parents. My friends have been great telling me how inspiring I am, how great I look and how proud they are of me. I admit a few don't say to much and that is ok to, while they may not be able to bring themselves to say anything positive for what ever reason, they aren't being negative towards me either. I know change is hard especially when you worry about how it will affect friendships so I am ok with them not being able to congratulate me yet. They will get there or maybe they never will but they also don't discourage me or belittle me because I am doing it, as I see many people here are having to deal with.

My acquaintances have been great too. Saying how great I look, asking how I am doing, saying its great how much weight I have lost. I even have a parent bringing me clothes as she has been losing weight also and offered me clothes that she has shrunk out of. She didn't want any money for them even thought they are really nice brand name jeans and stuff. It is a godsend because I am still losing so don't want to spend too much money on clothes I am going to shrink out of. There are some people who are runners and I have been able to share my growth as a runner with them and they get it and encourage me and congratulate me.

I have a great family! Everyone has been very supportive, they don't judge me or belittle me for my choices. They don't push food on me or make me feel crappy when I say no thank you. They don't question me when I do indulge. They tell me how great I look and what a great job I am doing! They are proud of me, even my mother in law has been bragging about how much weight I am losing :bigsmile: .

I have a great husband! I see so many with unsupportive spouses. I won't say there haven't been a few bumps especially in the beginning when I first started weighing and measuring my food, let's face it it can seem crazy to people :laugh: who have never had a weight problem. I sat him down and explained to him how important this was to me, why I needed to do it and that it was hard and would be even harder with out his support. I should also add before this I never dieted or tried to lose weight I was happy with who I was, so this was a drastic change for me, and that is a scary thing for people who love you even if it a healthy change. I explained that I wanted to lose weight in a healthy way, no crash diets, no starving myself, no cutting out food groups, I wanted to learn to eat healthy and be health for the rest of our lives. Then I added in the exercise and he has been very supportive of that too! I joined a gym and I exercise at least three times a week often five or six times a week. He encourages me, sometimes he even says, why don't you go to the gym. He is a good man ! He loved and excepted me at 300 lbs and he loves and accepts me at 210 lbs, and he will love me when I reach my goal of 150 lbs. . He realizes I need to do this and giving me his support only benefits him in the long run!

Yes I am a lucky girl!